Carrara's image series numbering is driving me nuts
WendyLuvsCatz
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anyone else get continually caught out by Carrara's image frame numbering?
it doesn't pad them with zeros so after 999 they get inserted between the previous frames in many editors
fortunately Blender video editor doesn't do this but I got caught out twice today with other programs
Flowframes interpolator AGAIN fell for that once before
then batch rename in irfanview managed to make it worse ruining my original image series
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It's possible to change the number of digits using the options button. Thus the limit goes from 999 to ... well 9999 or even further.
oh it does indeed do 9999 but not 0999 or 0009
it's 009 099 199 1099 not 0009 0099 0199 1099
so 1001 gets inserted before 001 in some editors etc
as I said not all, Virtualdub another notorious one for shuffling them
And Infanview Can fix it _ just have to set in settings a certain way _ No matter how it is + Thanx
yes by date
but the [wretched thing] seems to randomly forget that option in batch convert sometimes and catches me ofguard if I don't double check
Well it works fine on both macOS Sierra and Windows 11. I even used 6 digits.
This screenshot is actually from the W11 files. I've connected the pc drive to the mac thru the LAN.
& you Name Seris any thing U want & Numbers such as "DocTEST 1" + used this as a test rename & 120 images + numbered 1 thru 120 +
& daVinci Resolve accepted these + Thanx
mine does not do that
That's odd, but interesting. I wonder what's different on your pc.
I've attached my test scene file. Maybe you like to try it.
I will look after my current scene finishes
I might have a different setting somewhere
this is how my current scene is numbering
ah think I know now, I never actually looked at the options tab after png series etc
Yeah, that's right. The options button to the right of the Sequenced PNG.
as did this one still wrong compiiled it in Blender video editor
DAZ iray backdrop
VWD cloth
& Windows ( have 10 Pro ) will batch rename also + Thanx